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A statewide petition to amend the Michigan Constitution was approved by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers last week. The proposed amendment would institute a part-time state Legislature and limit legislative sessions to 60 days, lawmaker salaries to $35,000, and […]

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Due to severe winter weather the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate will be closed on Wednesday, February 5. Both the House and Senate will resume normal business hours on Thursday, February 6, 2014.

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New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan’s State of the State speech, originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, has been postponed until Thursday afternoon due to the area’s frigid snowstorm. The House of Representatives will also not meet today because of the […]

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The Rhode Island House of Representatives and Senate have cancelled scheduled floor sessions and committee hearings for Wednesday, February 5, due to the winter snowstorm. A scheduled 3 p.m. news conference concerning legislation dealing with the Department of Health certificate […]

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January 27, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Lobbyist Spending Scaled Back 12 Percent In 2013” by Eric Brown in International Business Times. “Lobbyists Take a Financial Hit With Do-Nothing Congress” by Eric Pianin in the Financial Times. “Lobby firms sweep up new clients” by Megan R. […]

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January 15, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “How do people become lobbyists? Ask USA TODAY” by George Hager in USA Today. “K Street’s Ogilvy adds firepower on taxes” by Kevin Bogardus in The Hill. Arizona: “Lobbyist pleads guilty to misdemeanor” by […]

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Lobbying “Bottom Line” in The Hill. “Lobbyists Ask, Then Write, ʹWhere The Jobs Areʹ” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “Gillespie Senate run tests stigma of ʹlobbyistʹ label” by Kevin Bogardus in The Hill. Campaign Finance “Why Campaign Finance Laws […]

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January 9, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “K Street pushes to shape $1T omnibus spending legislation” by Bernie Becker and Kevin Bogardus in The Hill. “Chamber chief promises midterm blitz” by Ben Goad and Kevin Bogardus in The Hill. “GOP leadership […]

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January 8, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “The State of K Street” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “Bitcoin Woos Washington to Ensure Lawmakers Don’t Kill It” by Julie Bykowicz and Carter Dougherty in Bloomberg Politics. New York City, NY: “New York City Imposes New Rules […]

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January 6, 2014  •  

Legislation We Are Tracking

At any given time, more than 1,000 legislative bills, which can affect how you do business as a government affairs professional, are being discussed in federal, state, and local jurisdictions. These bills are summarized in State and Federal Communications’ digital […]

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January 6, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Lobbyists cash in on do-nothing Congress” by Anna Palmer and Byron Tau in Politico. “9 websites you use regularly that are lobbying Congress” by Amber Phillips in the San Jose Mercury News. “Yelp Inc. Registers For Lobbying and Forms […]

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December 20, 2013  •  

Yukon Assembly Adjourns

The 2013 fall sitting of the first session of the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly adjourned on December 19, 2013. During this sitting the Assembly passed the Health Information Privacy and Management Act. The act “will raise the bar on privacy […]

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Lobbying “Lobbyists: ‘Misunderstood’ in poll” by Tal Kopan in Politico. Campaign Finance “There’s No Way to Follow the Money” by Lee Aitken in The Atlantic. Arizona: “For all the campaign finance limit marbles” by The Yellow Sheet Report in the […]

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On December 6, the Missouri General Assembly adjourned its first special session sine die. The legislative body convened earlier in the week to prepare an aerospace industry incentive bill. Effective immediately, Senate Bill 1 is designed to encourage growth and […]

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